HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historical Periods.

Browse eras and periods connected to films and series on the Movieline historical timeline.

Use films and series to compare how an era’s architecture, fashion, interiors and visual culture are represented on screen.

175published periods

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historical era3

Great Recession

2007 → 2009

Global economic downturn following financial instability and credit crises, with major consequences for banking, employment and public policy.

war period3

Iraq War

03.2003 → 12.2011

Armed conflict beginning with the United States-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and followed by occupation, insurgency and sectarian violence, with major U.S. military withdrawal in 2011.

historical era2

War on Terror

2001 → 2021

International military, security and political campaigns launched after the September 11 attacks, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq.

historical era2

Opioid epidemic in the United States

1999

Long-running public health crisis driven by waves of prescription and illicit opioid misuse and overdose deaths in the United States.

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World War II

01.09.1939 → 02.09.1945

Global armed conflict from 1939 to 1945, including war in Europe, Asia and the Pacific, mass civilian suffering and major geopolitical change.